Si0n1989
2021-07-10 23:56:53
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Hello dear forum community,
so far a silent reader, I would now like to actively ask you for help.
We are property owners and planning to build a house on an approximately 500 m² plot in BW. The plot slopes about 2.20 meters from the street view towards the northwest. A prefabricated house (KFW55EE) with a basement is planned, whereby the back of the basement looks out from the "slope" into the garden behind. The neighboring properties are already built on. The floor plan is also quite fixed. From the street side, on the left next to the planned house, a parking space and later a carport for one vehicle should be created. Next to the house, which will be about 11x9 m in size, there is still a trapezoidal area left from the front (house corner) 4.50 m and at the back 6 m wide and 9 meters long up to the property boundary to the southwest neighbor for the carport. The plan was to build the carport on ground level next to our house. The neighbor has built a garage at this point, which is accessed from the street by a steep ramp (see pictures).
The question now is, how do we catch the parking area in the garden?
We have considered the following alternatives:
- A dry stone wall would be nice; it can certainly be a bit more rustic. However, I have concerns because the vehicle standing on it increases the earth pressure and a height of about 2 meters at 6 meters width has to be retained. We actually did not want a terracing there, as it takes up a lot of space and there is an approximately 15-meter large walnut tree in the garden.
- Concrete wall: Concrete wall connected to the basement foundation. This would take up the least garden space. However, it is not cheap either and would require a strong foundation. Is it possible and sensible to simply attach this wall to the basement wall? Or at least connect the foundation with the floor slab under the basement?
- Concrete blocks: What I find very interesting are the Redi Rock from Mauthe. These are concrete blocks with a visible surface that looks like a stone wall. Since the parts interlock with nubs (like Lego bricks) and are relatively large and heavy (500-1000 kg each), no concrete foundation is needed but a gravel base is sufficient, and the parts are also dry-laid (theoretically reusable). I also like the look, but installation would have to be done with heavy equipment (excavator, wheel loader, crane, etc.) due to the weight of the stones. I also found few prices, probably about 200 per m².
- Gabions on foundation: I don’t find them very attractive, and they are not cheap either. I haven’t looked into them much.
What do you think about the alternatives? Or do you have other ideas?
so far a silent reader, I would now like to actively ask you for help.
We are property owners and planning to build a house on an approximately 500 m² plot in BW. The plot slopes about 2.20 meters from the street view towards the northwest. A prefabricated house (KFW55EE) with a basement is planned, whereby the back of the basement looks out from the "slope" into the garden behind. The neighboring properties are already built on. The floor plan is also quite fixed. From the street side, on the left next to the planned house, a parking space and later a carport for one vehicle should be created. Next to the house, which will be about 11x9 m in size, there is still a trapezoidal area left from the front (house corner) 4.50 m and at the back 6 m wide and 9 meters long up to the property boundary to the southwest neighbor for the carport. The plan was to build the carport on ground level next to our house. The neighbor has built a garage at this point, which is accessed from the street by a steep ramp (see pictures).
The question now is, how do we catch the parking area in the garden?
We have considered the following alternatives:
- A dry stone wall would be nice; it can certainly be a bit more rustic. However, I have concerns because the vehicle standing on it increases the earth pressure and a height of about 2 meters at 6 meters width has to be retained. We actually did not want a terracing there, as it takes up a lot of space and there is an approximately 15-meter large walnut tree in the garden.
- Concrete wall: Concrete wall connected to the basement foundation. This would take up the least garden space. However, it is not cheap either and would require a strong foundation. Is it possible and sensible to simply attach this wall to the basement wall? Or at least connect the foundation with the floor slab under the basement?
- Concrete blocks: What I find very interesting are the Redi Rock from Mauthe. These are concrete blocks with a visible surface that looks like a stone wall. Since the parts interlock with nubs (like Lego bricks) and are relatively large and heavy (500-1000 kg each), no concrete foundation is needed but a gravel base is sufficient, and the parts are also dry-laid (theoretically reusable). I also like the look, but installation would have to be done with heavy equipment (excavator, wheel loader, crane, etc.) due to the weight of the stones. I also found few prices, probably about 200 per m².
- Gabions on foundation: I don’t find them very attractive, and they are not cheap either. I haven’t looked into them much.
What do you think about the alternatives? Or do you have other ideas?